Welcome to the LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 23, 2023

• Python packaging targets: the Python packaging discussion continues: who are the intended users of a packaging system, and what are they looking for?
• Debating composefs: a discussion on whether the kernel needs composefs or, instead, improvements to existing filesystems.
• Rethinking splice(): the splice() system call offers a lot of promise, but that promise tends not to be realized in the real world.
• Some development statistics for 6.2: where the code in the 6.2 kernel release came from.
• Passwordless authentication with FIDO2—beyond just the web: a FOSDEM talk on using FIDO2 in various settings.

This week's edition also includes these inner pages:

• Brief items: Brief news items from throughout the community.
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

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